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Post by UP Patcher on Apr 7, 2009 10:49:55 GMT -5
First on the list is this 40' boxcar made by IMWX. The roadname should be familiar to anybody who has read about John Allen. A car repair facility that's a kitbash of a Walther's 2 stall engine house, the O.L. King and Sons building and a machine shop scavenged from another engine house kit. A close-up of some of the brick work. The mortar effect is simply gray paint smeared into the mortar lines then wiped off. Some paint was left thinly smeared on the bricks intentionally to give the building some character. A new town hall (not yet completed). Ezra's garage and home (kitbash) A 1963 Athearn GP30 shell on a modern Kato/Atlas 6 axle drive. A new MoW car. A 1960's Athearn caboose rebuilt with Athearn and Bachmann parts. And various hot rods for your pleasure. This old gas station will eventually became a 'Pak-a-Pig' BBQ smokehouse.
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Post by rbf on Apr 8, 2009 18:05:16 GMT -5
It all look's great, but I really like the rework job you did with the engine house! Are you going to add window glazing?
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Post by UP Patcher on Apr 9, 2009 0:46:49 GMT -5
I may at some point. Usually what I do is put in masking tape. When the structure is light it looks shades or blinds and I don't have to be concerned about the bulbs being visible.
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Post by rbf on Apr 11, 2009 20:10:26 GMT -5
That I may try using masking tape. Maybe blue painters tape could be used for window shades or cut to look like drapes or curtains in house windows.
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Post by UP Patcher on Apr 12, 2009 7:56:42 GMT -5
Regular masking tape will luminese (light up) when the light hits it from behind. I have no experience with the blue tape as I've never tried it. Window glaze will also luminese if it's sprayed with Matte-Finish. This can make a small light look like there's many lights in the structure. Many of my large brightly lighted structures contain only 2 or 3 small bulbs. One 2 story house is completely lit top to bottom by 1 Xmas mini bulb and can be observed in the photo below.
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